John Breuilly

John Breuilly (born October 31, 1946) is professor of nationalism and ethnicity at the London School of Economics. Breuilly is the author of the pioneering Nationalism and the State.

Career Breuilly taught at the universities of Manchester (1972–95) and Birmingham (1995–2004). He has been a visiting professor at the universities of Hamburg (1987-8) and Bielefeld (1992-3). He is currently professor of nationalism and ethnicity at the London School of Economics.

Research and writing Breuilly's research interests are "Nationalism and Ethnicity, Modern German History, Comparative European History with special interests in Labour Movements and the Bourgeoisie, Urban Cultural History in 19th Century Europe, Modern Liberalism". Nationalism and the State was published in 1982. Breuilly was also the editor of the Oxford handbook of the history of nationalism (2013).

Selected publications Nationalism and the State. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1982. The Formation of the First German Nation-State 1800-1871. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 1996. (Studies in European History) Austria, Prussia and Germany, 1806–1871. London: Longman, 2002. (Seminar Studies in History) Germany's Two Unifications: Anticipations, Experiences, Responses. London: Palgrave, 2004 (edited with Ronald Speirs. La formazione dello stato nazionale tedesco (1800–1871). Bologna: Il Mulino, 2004. "Nationalism" in: Dowding, Keith, (ed.) Encyclopedia of Power. London: SAGE Publications, 2011. The Oxford Handbook of the History of Nationalism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013 (editor) Nineteenth-Century Germany: Politics, Culture, and Society 1780–1918. (2020) Second edition.